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Genotype-Phenotype Study of the Middle Gangetic Plain in India Shows Association of rs2470102 with Skin Pigmentation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 2017
Mishra Anshuman, Nizammuddin Sheikh, Mallick Chandana Basu, Singh Sakshi, Prakash Satya, Siddiqui Niyamat Ali, Rai Niraj, Carlus S Justin, Sudhakar Digumarthi V S, Tripathi Vishnu P, Möls Märt, Kim-Howard Xana, Dewangan Hemlata, Mishra Abhishek, Reddy Alla G, Roy Biswajit, Pandey Krishna, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Das Pradeep, Nath Swapan K, Singh Lalji, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
Abstract excerpt
Our understanding of the genetics of skin pigmentation has been largely skewed towards populations of European ancestry, imparting less attention to South Asian populations, who behold huge pigmentation diversity. Here, we investigate skin pigmentation variation in a cohort of 1,167 individuals in the Middle Gangetic Plain of the Indian subcontinent. Our data confirm the association of rs1426654 with skin...
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